• Southern Indiana
Outreach center’s hours extended
An outreach center will remain open in Clarksville through Tuesday for Clark County residents and business owners interested in U.S. Small Business Administration loans to cover disaster repairs resulting from severe weather Aug. 4-9.
SBA offers low-interest loans up to $200,000 to qualified homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible to apply for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, a press release says.
For small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. That assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.
The Clark County location is at Clarksville Town Hall, 2000 Broadway, in the second-floor conference room. It is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The Floyd county location is at the emergency management building, 1613 E. Spring St., Suite No. 4, New Albany. It also will stay open through Tuesday.
Individuals and businesses may obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 — 800-877-8339 for the hearing impaired — Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Business loan applications also can be downloaded from the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov/services/ disasterassistance
Victims may apply for disaster loans at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Jan 5. The deadline to return economic injury applications is Aug. 6.
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Dinner, re-enactment coming Friday
Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau and Culbertson West will host a special dinner and re-enactment to commemorate the Indiana Lincoln Bicentennial starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Culbertson West, 904 E. Main St., New Albany.
Enjoy a seven-course “Lincoln-era” meal, with renowned historic reenactors Dean Dorrell, as Lincoln, and Donna D. McCreary, as Mary Todd Lincoln, who have extensive experience in portraying the historical figures.
McCreary, of Charlestown, wrote, “Lincoln’s Table,” highlighting the favorite dishes of the former first family, some of which will be prepared as part of the dinner. Between courses, the performers will present Reader’s Theater vignettes into the lives and times of the first couple, extracted from letters written by the two famous historical figures.
Tickets are $35 each and group seating is available for groups of six. Contact Culbertson West at 812-941-8100 for tickets and more information.
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• Sellersburg
American Legion hosts holiday bazaar
The Sellersburg American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will host a holiday shopping bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at the American Legion Post 204, 412 N. New Albany St., Sellersburg.
There will be more than 30 vendors offering a variety of unique gift ideas, crafts, homemade goodies and more. Santa will be their for photos with the kids and the auxiliary will be offering a $4 chicken and dumplings lunch.
There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome.
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• Jeffersonville
Howard Steamboat hosting open house
A Christmas open house is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at Howard Steamboat Museum, 1101 E. Market St., Jeffersonville,
For more information, call 812-283-3728.
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• Borden
Wood Dems hosting holiday party
The Wood Township Democrat Club will host a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Borden Museum, 111 W. Main St.
Fried chicken and drinks will be provided. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and join in for fellowship. Membership dues will be collected. There will be a split-the-pot raffle. Elected officials are asked to bring a door prize.
Contact Jimmy at 812-967-5303 or Janet at 812-967-2845 for more information.
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